St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-08-26
The People of Winnipeg
Quietly Awaiting Devel-
opments of the Future.
The Minnesota & Northwest
epn Road Again Reduce
Freight Rates,
And Extends the Area in
Which Our JobberS Can
Do Business.
Special to the Globe.

Special TO the GLOBE.
ST. CLOUD. Minn., Aug. 25.-FOr the
past two weeks real estate has been on
a tremendous boom, and reports have
been sent from this city to that effect,
but no reasons for the sudden raise in
property were given. Real estate men
and newspaper representatives have
known for two weeks what the secret
was, but for certain purposes it was
withheld from publication until to-
day, when the Times issued an
extra stating that the st, Paul, Mime
apOlis & Manitoba would locate its prin
cipal shops just IVES of the city. 1t
did not create a sensation, for the facts
had become so generally known for the
last few days that they were the leading
topic of discussion in the public places
of this city, but nevertheless it was
similar to the bursting of bomb. The
secret is now out, every man now
breatheS more freely and real estate
will rise 90 per cent. before morning.
The plans for the shops, which have
already been prepared, contemplat the
construction of prOpably the largest and
most extensive railroad shops in the
country al d will include machine shops,
car repair shops, locomotive works. car
mandatory and in short. everything
needed to manufacture whatever is nee
the % lines of 'i'f this great rail-
road company. Work was commenced
to-day in laying out the grounds, and
they will be placed in condition so that
the work OH the buildings can be COM
menced early next spring. 1t is esti-
mated that these works will employ
1900 men. which will add over 1900
population to st. Cloud. Probably this
will be an explanation of
THE RECENT DEVELOPMENTS
in relation to the changes in tariff rates
Which have been recently made upon
shipments from Northwestern points 10
this city and Duluth, for grain can be
brought to this city, ground and shipped
to Duluth 81 cents cheaper per buShel
than it can be ground in Minneapolis.
This, together with the line of steamers
which the Manitoba road is building to
run from Duluth to Buffalo, n. Y,
seems to indicate that the company will
send its freight by that route from East
ern, Southern and Western points. This
will necessitate its passing through
this city, which of course will add to the
commercial greatness of st. Cloud,
which will hereafter have no opponent
to the title of being the fourth city. The
company has purchased between 200 and
800 acres of land commencing at the
junction of the Willmar branch with the
main line and extending westward over
a mile of ground. These facts have led
to the unprecedented activity in real es-
tate. Suburban lots have doubled in
value, and the lucky owners of farms
adjoining the city have been paid hum
dredS of dollars per acre for their land.
thus many farmer who has held Oh
to his acres until now, has suddenly be-
come wealthy. A syndicate in which
st. Paul parties are interested, includ-
ing high railroad officials as well as some
of our own people, have pur, hlSed sew
eral hundred acres OF land this side of
the proposed works. and already outside
capital is pouring into the city to secure
property. The company also has
planned to establish and erect extensive
stock yards OH the land owned by
Eugene Mccarthy. These will he for
the purpose of stopping the cattle Ell
Route to the East from Montana and
feeding them, also serving for the gen
eral purposes of stock yard. Work
$50 barrel mill. to be completed within
sixty days. The contract for the Street
railway was let yesterday to William
Hewitt, to be completed according to
contract in five weeks. A motor line
car company was also organized to-day
for the purpose of building line to the
car shops. Among those interested are
II. c. and J. c. Waite, ID. B. and F. E.
Searle, W. B. Mitchell, l.. w. Collins,
ID. E. Myers, ID. II. Freeman and John
Cooper, besides several st. Paul parties
Some persons have expressed their
doubts as to the liability of the shops
coming here at all, but these are very
few, and great many interested parties
are now no longer reticent in expressing
their opinion. The Times. in its extra
this afternoon. has the following: I'VE
have the raih o d news from high
authority and there can be no doubt of
its correctness